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chelsss_ann's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you BookSparks for including me in your #SpringPopUp for The Girl With Three Birthdays!
Patti traveled with me to Boston, and I read so much of this on the flight. Despite the difficult subject, the short chapters made this so easy to fly through.
As for the book. It's nonlinear, which I think is pretty on par with how Patti found out information about her history as an adopted child. And while this can easily get confusing, she wrote it in a way that made it easy to follow.
One of the things I loved about this book was Patti's willingness to share her true feelings and actions. There are some parts that are so realistic, especially when it comes to her Aunt Eva's final years, and I don't know if I would have been able to put that into a book for all to read. But Patti did, and it made me feel seen. That I'm not the only one who has responses like that. And that even though they're not pretty, they're human.
I can't imagine the mixed emotions Patti felt trying to learn about her past, but I do think that her mom and dad would have understood her curiosity. They seem like the kind of people that would have realized it didn't make Patti love them any less or make them think that she was ungrateful. They seem like they would have understood it was just part of her story.
So while this is definitely a heavy topic, this book is written in a way that doesn't make it a draining read. Emotional? Yes. But never draining. ππ©π¦ ππͺπ³π ππͺπ΅π© ππ©π³π¦π¦ ππͺπ³π΅π©π₯π’πΊπ΄ came out on 5/7 so it's available now to buy or check out from your library!
Patti traveled with me to Boston, and I read so much of this on the flight. Despite the difficult subject, the short chapters made this so easy to fly through.
As for the book. It's nonlinear, which I think is pretty on par with how Patti found out information about her history as an adopted child. And while this can easily get confusing, she wrote it in a way that made it easy to follow.
One of the things I loved about this book was Patti's willingness to share her true feelings and actions. There are some parts that are so realistic, especially when it comes to her Aunt Eva's final years, and I don't know if I would have been able to put that into a book for all to read. But Patti did, and it made me feel seen. That I'm not the only one who has responses like that. And that even though they're not pretty, they're human.
I can't imagine the mixed emotions Patti felt trying to learn about her past, but I do think that her mom and dad would have understood her curiosity. They seem like the kind of people that would have realized it didn't make Patti love them any less or make them think that she was ungrateful. They seem like they would have understood it was just part of her story.
So while this is definitely a heavy topic, this book is written in a way that doesn't make it a draining read. Emotional? Yes. But never draining. ππ©π¦ ππͺπ³π ππͺπ΅π© ππ©π³π¦π¦ ππͺπ³π΅π©π₯π’πΊπ΄ came out on 5/7 so it's available now to buy or check out from your library!
laurenexploresbooks's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This memoir provides thoughtful insight into adoption, family, and figuring out truth amidst inaccurate information. The author is a journalist and utilizes her skills to learn more about her family after reading her adoption file in her sixties.
thepagelady's review
4.0
The Girl with Three Birthdays was an intriguing read! It's a mix of stories from Patti's childhood, her parents and her adoption. There were plenty of laugh out loud moments mixed in with a few tears. I wasn't adopted but I wasn't raised by my biological parents either so it was very easy to understand some of Patti's thoughts and actions. Its hard to rate memoirs but this was a wonderful story about adoption, family, health, dying, school, youth, fertility, religion, and more. It's a book that will capture you and hold you until the very last page! Thank you Book Sparks, Patti Eddington and She Writes Press for sharing this beautiful story with me!
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